Lyrics Charley Pride – I Threw Away The Rose
Text:
Once I lived a life of wine and roses and I drank a lot back then for one concern
Success for me lay just around the corner
I thought my social friends would help me make me turn
But now I’m paying for the days of wine and roses a victim of the drunken life I chose
Now all my social friends look down their noses
Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose
Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose
I stood by and watched the bottle take control of me
The turn I made was not the one I’d planned
And I watched my social standings slip away from me
While I watched the bottle slowly take command
But now I’m paying for…
Album
Charley Pride – Charley Pride - The Country Way
Charley Pride – I Threw Away The Rose
Charley Pride – Life Turned Her That Way
Charley Pride – I’ll Wander Back To You
Charley Pride – You Can Tell The World
Charley Pride – Gone On The Other Hand
Charley Pride – Day The World Stood Still
Charley Pride – Mama Don’t Cry For Me
Charley Pride – Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger
Charley Pride – Act Naturally
Charley Pride – Crystal Chandeliers
Charley Pride – Little Folks
Charley Pride – Too Hard To Say I’m Sorry